Minute Meditations

Francis's journey involved learning to love anew the things of creation, his love constantly being purified by the overarching love of God.

In his Letter to the Whole Order, Saint Francis writes...

Love God and do as you will, says St. Augustine, for love is its own commandment.

The spirituality of St. Francis is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done.

Once Francis knew God’s will, whether from some mystical voice or from listening to the scriptures, he would immediately try to live it out.

In writing to a Poor Clare, St. Bonaventure said, “Your heart is to be an altar of God. It is here that the fire of intense love must burn always.”